September 20, 1863

Battle of Chickamauga

Only Gettysburg was bloodier than the Battle of Chickamauga that ended in northwest Georgia on this day in 1863. Three months earlier, the United States Army had begun a strategy to capture Chattanooga, a major railroad hub and gateway to the Deep South. General William Rosecrans’ U.S. Army of the Cumberland, and General Braxton Bragg’s […]

Did you know?

The National Park Service preserves much of the central Chickamauga battlefield as part of the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park.